Foucault''s Critical Philosophy of History - Unfolding the Present

Foucault's Critical Philosophy of History: Unfolding the Present provides a comprehensive interpretation of Foucault's work by focusing on its procedural elements. This book argues that despite their thematic diversity, Foucault's ideas gain coherence once they are framed within the critical project of the "history of the present."

List of contents

Introduction: Doing Critical Philosophy in the Field of History
Chapter 1: The Project of the 'History of the Present'
Chapter 2: The Formation of the Past
Chapter 3: Foucault's Constructive History
Chapter 4: The Mapping of Being: Foucault's Historical Ontology
Chapter 5: History as Critical Philosophy

About the author

Adam Takács is senior lecturer at Eötvös Loránd University.

Summary

Foucault's Critical Philosophy of History: Unfolding the Present provides a comprehensive interpretation of Foucault’s work by focusing on its procedural elements. This book argues that despite their thematic diversity, Foucault’s ideas gain coherence once they are framed within the critical project of the “history of the present.”

Product details

• Authors: Adam Takacs, Adam Takács
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2023
• EAN: 9781793651198
• ISBN: 978-1-79365-119-8
• No. of pages: 178
• Series: Continental Philosophy and the History of Thought
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; History of Ideas, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, Philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800